Dr Stephan Praet (Sport and Exercise Medicine Specialist)
- Name
- Dr Stephan Florent Eugenie Praet
- Qualifications
- MD Vrije University Amsterdam Netherlands 1999
- PhD - Clinical Exercise Physiology Maastricht University Netherlands 2004
- FACSEP Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians Melbourne 2015
- Masters of Science (Human Movement Sciences) Vrije University Amsterdam Amsterdam 1994
- Consultant/Specialist physician in Sport & Exercise Medicine The Netherlands Institute for the Training of Specialist in Sports Medicine Bilthoven, The Netherlands 2004
- Occupation
- Sport and Exercise Medicine Specialist
- Gender
- Male
- Languages Spoken
- Dutch
- English
- French
- German
- Medical Specialties
- Sport and Exercise Medicine
- Links
- www.drstephanpraet.com.au
- http://www.ochrehealth.com.au/practices/medical-centre-bruce/
- Phone
- +61 (0)2 6180 8500
Dr. Stephan Praet is a Dutch Sport and Exercise Physician, who received his medical training at the Vrije University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, following a Master’s Degree in Human Movement Sciences at the same university. He subsequently specialized in Sport and Exercise medicine at the Netherlands Institute for the Training of Specialist in Sports Medicine in 2004. From 2004 till 2015 he worked as a consultant physician/ specialist doctor in Sport & Exercise Medicine at Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rijndam Rehabilitation Institute and ZorgSaam Hospitals Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, the Netherlands.
In April 2015 Dr. Praet imigrated to Australia to take up a position as a consultant physician in Sport & Exercise Medicine at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). At the AIS he was responsible for the clinical management of high performance athlete’s injuries and illnesses. He holds a PhD in Clinical Exercise Physiology from Maastricht University, The Netherlands and he is a Fellow of the European Board of Sports Medicine (FEBSM) as well as the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians (FACSEP).
From November 2017 Dr. Praet works in private practice as a consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine at Ochre Health Medical Centre at Bruce, at the University of Canberra Health precinct together with Dr. Steve Freeman, a GP- sports doctor who is currently also the team physician of the Brumbies.
As a previous middle-distance runner (800m:1:51.9) and physician he understands athletes’ frustrations of being injured and the importance of supporting both healthy people and patients in maintaining (or regaining) an active and injury-free lifestyle.
- Affiliated Clinics
- Ochre Health Medical Centre - Bruce
- Ochre Health Medical Centre - Kingston
- Lakeview Medical Practice
- Affiliated Universities
- University of Canberra
- Medical Conditions
- Musculoskeletal disorder
- Tendinitis
- Cancer
- Mitochondrial myopathy
- Diabetes mellitus type 2
- Cardiovascular disease
- Heart failure
- Medical Interventions
- (neuro)prolotherapy
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test (CPET)
- Stress Testing
- Ultrasound-guided injections
- Populations Treated
- Child, Adolescent, Adult, Elderly
- Topics
- Running injuries to the foot, lower limb, groin, pelvis and lower back
- Concussion management
- Bone stress injuries and Relative Energy Deficiency Syndrome (RED-S)
- Sports nutrition and Nutraceuticals
- Medical imaging and treatment of Tendinopathies
- Treatment of Myofascial trigger points, and (neuro)Prolotherapy (dextrose injections)
- Muscle deconditioning and exercise prescription in chronic illnesses, such as cancer, heart failure, COPD, mitochondrial myopathies and type 2 diabetes.
- Cardiovascular risk assessment, heart rate variability and cardiopulmonary exercise testing
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Practice Locations
ACT
- Ochre Health Medical Centre - Bruce
- If you have encountered an injury or concussion over the weekend, you can request and book in an urgent appointment on Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning through our reception (02) 6180 8500 to assess your injury and organize medical imaging if needed.
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- Address
- Health Hub (Bldg 28)
B
Cnr Allawoona Street & Ginninderra Drive
Bruce ACT 2617
Australia
- Phone
- (02) 6180 8500
- Ochre Health Medical Centre - Kingston
- Address
- Green Square Centre
Level 1
62 Jardine Street
Kingston ACT 2604
Australia
- Phone
- 02 6239 5520
- Fax
- 02 6239 5521
- Lakeview Medical Practice
- Address
- 1/216 Cowlishaw Street
Greenway ACT 2900
Australia
- Phone
- 02 5104 2100
